Sanctions Adviser. Export Solutions

As an advisor and risk-management consultant, helping the US financial institutions and exporters achieve full regulatory compliance in the areas of Global Trade corporate Compliance in export transactions and financial businesses, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Global Sanctions, Know-Your-Customer (KYC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) : Export Administration policies and licensing procedures Over 21 years in Risk Management, Export Trade Compliance & Global Trade finance (including European experience: Germany, Italy, Russia); Sanctions Compliance & Export Controls Fluency in Russian language (native); profound International Trade experience, especially in transactions with Russia, CIS/former Soviet Republics, Eastern & Western Europe (Germany, Italy), Middle East (UAE). Deep understanding of the public policy environment in Russia and the CIS; sharp analytical skills, paired with the latest technology; pre-transactional intelligence; vendor, supplier, and distributor due diligence; sanctions screening and monitoring; country/industry risk management. • KYC verification of Russian individuals & Legal Entities (CIS/ex-USSR): passports, utility bills, legal documents • KYCC investigations, Sanctions due diligence (OFAC, BIS regulations) • Implementation of a sanctions compliance program for Russia, CIS countries & ex-USSR • End-User/End-Use Due Diligence and post-shipment verification for ex-USSR (public record databases, commercial and proprietary databases, Russian & CIS Import customs database) • Identification of parties that are majority-owned or controlled by sanctioned entities (50% Rule and beyond) • Practical knowledge of searching in Russian Governmental procurement; monitoring 2nd layer of the market and affiliated trade connections • Proficiency with the RuNet, high-level knowledge of the regional political landscape in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan